Compared to horrors such as BPA or fluoride, potassium sorbate has a shining reputation as one of the kindest, gentlest cosmetics ingredients. In internet articles bashing artificial preservatives, potassium sorbate is commonly recommended at the end as a safe one. But is it? My main recommendation is to avoid chemical concoctions with 100 ingredients anyway, but […]
Free radicals are the chief among invisible acne villains which are covering every corner of our civilisation. We’ve discussed their main acne dangers numerous times. Firstly, and most importantly, there’s oxidation of squalene, which forms 26% of your skin’s oil (sebum). This creates squalene peroxide, a mutant compound which clogs pores like there’s no tomorrow,
In 2020, one of the most rapidly expanding acne realms is the world of skin bacteria. There’s lactobacilli, staphylococcus epidermidis, ammonia oxidising bacteria; the complexity keeps growing. Just as we’ve unmasked one mysterious player, twenty more outlines of shadowy figures pop up in the distance. Meanwhile, a more ancient riddle is stress causing acne, which
After researching acne, you might easily get the impression that clearing acne is a long, dreary slog. If you obey the traditional acne doctrine, it can be. After all, applying benzyl peroxide daily in a meticulous regimen is pretty dull. Yet the truth is that some of the best ways to clear acne are also
By far the most overlooked cause of acne is the multitude of chemicals and toxins hiding silently in our environment. To name just a handful, you’ve got the fluoride in toothpaste and the BPA in plastic water bottles. There’s the heavy metals like cadmium on old crop fields and arsenic in apple juice, and last
